Thread by @DavidGWrigley

It’s been a bruising day for GPs and their staff across the country.
Working non stop (and face to face) during the past year has been ignored by parts of the media and now it seems NHS England.
Anxiety, depression & PTSD is increasing. We are 10,000 GPs short and…
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https://twitter.com/alwaysthedutydr/status/1393154204399771650

….. we have 1/3 of the number of beds per head of population compared to Germany.
1,000,000 appointments per day in general practice. Unlimited access to GPs for about £120 per year per patient. A bargain.
Embracing new technology and working closely with patients…..
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….we have done all we can to care for our patients under the most difficult of situations. But it isn’t enough for the Telegraph, Mail, Express, Good Morning Britain & many others who care not a jot how their nasty attacks & mistruths strike like a dagger to our hearts….
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…. I’ve seen GPs in tears today. GPs seeing this as the last straw & just wanting to throw the towel in. Staff who have been abused on the telephone with screaming patients, wondering why they go to work for this.
General practice truly used to be the jewel in the NHS crown..
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….but it now so short staffed, so underfunded, so disregarded, so abused, so belittled, so misunderstood, so often dumped on from on high that in this watershed moment I wonder where we go from here. I worry for my colleagues & the service they want to give to their patients.
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…. The attack dogs in the media and commentators full of hate for us need to be called off and we need to be given the proper resources we need so we can provide the best care possible. Come on politicians. Make it happen. I’m waiting.
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